Transvaal
unused Block of Four 1870 (26 Apr.) typographed by Viljoen, thick hard paper, imperforate, 1/- yellow-green, a mint block of four including a tête-bêche pair [1-2/9-10R]; small natural paper flaws on the right vertical pair. A great rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1941). S.G. 14, 14a
Details
unused Block of Four 1870 (26 Apr.) typographed by Viljoen, thick hard paper, imperforate, 1/- yellow-green, a mint block of four including a tête-bêche pair [1-2/9-10R]; small natural paper flaws on the right vertical pair. A great rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1941). S.G. 14, 14a
Provenance
P. von Ferrary, 1923
A. Hind, 1934
D. Bernhard
C.J.L. Snowden
A.B. Leverton
E. Hunt
H.M. Criddle, 1992
A. Hind, 1934
D. Bernhard
C.J.L. Snowden
A.B. Leverton
E. Hunt
H.M. Criddle, 1992
Further details
Note: The only other block of four containing this variety is in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen. Of the six recorded pairs, four are in museum collections, leaving two pairs in private hands.